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Maternal Deaths Increasing in Canada
April 16th, 2010

A recent worldwide study has shown that more women are dying in childbirth in Canada, the US and Denmark. The study was funded by Bill Gates' Foundation to better understand the current rates of women dying from complications of pregnancy in several countries.I couldn't help but reflect on these re... Read more »

Should we believe what we read in professional journals?
October 1st, 2009

When I pick up a professional journal, I am already convinced that what I read is based on impartial research and evidence. But should I be? My assumption that articles are being provided by professionals with the public interest as a priority is the wrong assumption. I was unaware until just rece... Read more »

Toddlers at risk from codeine
September 5th, 2009

The maternity world was turned upside down in the past few years with the realization that a common painkiller administered to mothers following childbirth was having disasterous results for newborns. Now it has been established by Canadian researchers that toddlers with the same genetic variation... Read more »

Avandia Increases Risk to Type 2 Diabetics
August 23rd, 2009

In a recent study by Toronto’s Clinical Evaluative Sciences, the drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) demonstrated an increased risk of heart failure and death when compared to the other drug for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, Actos (pioglitazone).As published in the British Medical Journal, the study... Read more »

Changes in Health Care
August 17th, 2009

Health care as an industry is changing in Canada and the US. Budget concerns seem paramount and are apparently the stimulus for these changes. It must be remembered though that fiscal responsibility should not compromise patient care. Already in my nursing practice, I see incidents that lead to u... Read more »

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